Building Your Dream, A Canadian Guide to Starting Your Own Business, 9e
Walter Good Wendy Mayhew (Instructor's Manual All Chapters, 100%
Original Verified, A+ Grade) All Chapters Instructor's Manual Supplement
files download link at the end of this file.
STAGE ONE
Assessing Your Potential
for an Entrepreneurial
Career
Learning Objectives
LO1 Evaluate your potential for becoming an entrepreneur through self-assessment quizzes
LO2 Identify the attitudes and behaviours that will help turn your business dream into a
reality
LO3 Analyze the three different types of entrepreneurs
LO4 Describe the skills needed by small-business owners
LO5 Explain the importance of social entrepreneurship, ethics, and being socially responsible
in business
Chapter Walkthrough
Headings Assets
Opening Profile: Good Earth
The Entrepreneurial Personality [LO1, LO2, LO3]
o Entrepreneurial Quiz - Entrepreneurial Quiz (available online in
Connect)
- Figure 1.1 What is your Entrepreneurial
Potential?
o Attitudes and Behaviours - What do you like about being an
Entrepreneur? Marnie Walker, 401 Bay
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- Other Considerations, Top 10
Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
- Other Considerations, An Entrepreneur’s
Creed
o The Not-So-Learnable Characteristics
o A Different Approach - Entrepreneur Attitude Orientation Survey
(available online in Connect)
o Personal Self-Assessment - Personal Self-Assessment Questionnaire
(available online in Connect)
o Managerial Skills Inventory - Managerial Skills Inventory (available
online in Connect)
o What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You Likely - Entrepreneurs in Action, The Entrepreneur
to Be? Exposed, Sepp’s Gourmet Foods Inc.
Evaluating Your Business Skills [LO4]
o What Skills are Needed by Small-Business - Table 1.1, Breakdown of Entrepreneurial
Owners? Business Skills
Inventory of Your Managerial and Administrative
Skills
Where Can you Acquire the Necessary Skills? -
Assessing Your Personal Financial Situation
o Your Personal Balance Sheet - Sample Balance Sheet Form (available
online in Connect)
o Developing a Personal Budget - Personal Living Expenses Worksheet
(available online in Connect_
o Check Your Credit Rating
Are You Ready for an Entrepreneurial Career?
o External Role Demands
The Concept of Social Entrepreneurship [LO5] - Entrepreneurs in Action, Shannon Tessier
and Zach Patterson: Chance Foundation
Dealing with the Ethical Challenge - Other Considerations, The Access Code of
Ethics and Standards
Other Considerations, Outline for a Code
of Ethics
Being Socially Responsible - Other Considerations, Bridgehead Coffee’s
Social Responsibility Scorecard
o A Final Analysis - FYI, Untitled
Critical Thinking Questions
The following are critical thinking question, not included in the text. They can be assigned individually,
or used for group/classroom discussion.
1. Why do you think you have the potential to be an entrepreneur?
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2. What type of entrepreneur will you be and why?
3. Will you incorporate social responsibility into your business and if so, why?
Interactive Online Worksheets
The following worksheets and self-assessments are now available online in Connect in the Student
Resources site. Students can also click on the provided link within the ebook in instantly launch these
supplements.
Worksheet/Self-Assessment Format
Entrepreneurial Quiz Interactive Quiz
Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation Survey Interactive Quiz
Personal Self-Assessment Questionnaire Interactive Questionnaire
Managerial Skills Inventory Interactive Worksheet
Sample Balance Sheet Interactive Excel Spreadsheet
Personal Living Expenses Worksheet Interactive Excel Spreadsheet
Additional Resources
Nate Waters, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University talks
about "Dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty". He presents ambiguity as doubtful, uncertain situations
and circumstances, capable of being understood in two or more possible senses.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8RZCNwQPug)
Supplements and Resources
The following supplements have been developed for Instructors using Good, Building Your Dream, 9th
edition.
MICROSOFT® POWERPOINT® PRESENTATIONS Prepared by Sandra Wellman, Seneca College, this
complete set of PowerPoint® Presentation slides is provided for each chapter. The presentations are
based around course learning objectives and include many of the figures and tables from the ninth edition
textbook as well as some additional slides that support and expand the text discussions. Slides can be
modified by instructors.
COMPUTERIZED TEST BANK Created by Sandra Wellman, Seneca College, this flexible and easy-to-use
electronic testing program allows instructors to create tests from book-specific items. The Test bank
contains a broad selection of multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. Instructors may add their
own questions, as well as edit existing questions. Each question identifies the learning objective, page
reference, and difficulty level. Multiple versions of the test can be created and printed.
MCGRAW-HILL CONNECT™ is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that gives students the
means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts
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that they will need to know for success now and in the future.
With Connect, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests online. Instructors can edit existing
questions and author entirely new problems. Track individual student performance—by question,
assignment or in relation to the class overall – with detailed grade reports. Integrate grade reports easily
with Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as WebCT and Blackboard.
MCGRAW-HILL EBOOK
Connect reinvents the textbook learning experience for the modern student. Every Connect subject area
is seamlessly integrated with Connect eBooks, which are designed to keep students focused on the
concepts key to their success.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIDEOS are available online in Connect and to Instructors on DVD. Please contact
your Learning Solutions Consultant for more information.
SELF-QUIZ and STUDY Questions, prepared by Sandra Wellman, Seneca College, are available online in
Connect allowing student to study text-specific concepts. With instant feedback provided, students can
prepare for upcoming tests or just test their level of understanding of key Learning Objectives on their
own time.
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